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Broccoli Mushroom Pulao

Broccoli and Mushroom Pulao/Pilaf

One pot, gluten-free and easy to prepare meal, made with rice, mushrooms and broccoli. A simple yet flavourful meal that comes together in 15 minutes flat. Instant Pot recipe for Broccoli and Mushroom Pulao/Pilaf.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Dinner, Lunch, Main
Cuisine Indian
Servings 2 people

Equipment

  • Instant Pot

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Cup Basmati Rice
  • 7-8 Button Mushrooms
  • ½ cup Broccoli florets or 8-10 florets
  • ½ Cup Roughly chopped onions
  • ½ Cup Yogurt/Dahi/Curd use plant based for vegan friendly
  • Ginger small piece(around 1/2")
  • 2-3 Garlic Cloves
  • 1-2 Green Chillies or as required optional
  • 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil use any of your choice
  • ½ tsp Cumin Seeds
  • 1 Bay Leaf
  • 1 Star Anise
  • 4-5 Peppercorns
  • 4-5 Cloves
  • 1 Cinnamon stick (small)
  • 2 tsp Garam Masala adjust as per your taste
  • tsp Coriander Powder
  • Salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Wash and soak rice for about 15-20 minutes. Also, wash Mushrooms and Broccoli and cut Mushroom in half or as per the size. No need to cut small mushrooms.
    1 Cup Basmati Rice, 7-8 Button Mushrooms, ½ cup Broccoli florets
  • Make paste of garlic ginger and green chilli.
    Ginger small piece(around 1/2"), 2-3 Garlic Cloves, 1-2 Green Chillies or as required
  • In a bowl add yogurt, coriander powder, garam masala, red chilli powder.
    ½ Cup Yogurt/Dahi/Curd, 1½ tsp Coriander Powder, 2 tsp Garam Masala
  • Add the chopped mushrooms and broccoli florets in dahi/yogurt. If you have some green chutney handy then add a tbsp to it. It will enhance the flavour.
  • Switch on the Instant Pot. Set on Sauté Mode and add oil to the inner pot. Set the timer for 10 minutes.
    2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
  • Add oil when the screen displays 'Hot' add the whole spices along with cumin. 
    ½ tsp Cumin Seeds, 1 Bay Leaf, 1 Star Anise, 4-5 Peppercorns, 4-5 Cloves, 1 Cinnamon stick (small)
  • Add Ginger-garlic and chilli paste and saute till the raw smell of garlic goes away. Add onions and sauté onions till light pink. You can keep the heat to medium.
    ½ Cup Roughly chopped onions
  • If garlic is sticking to the base of inner pot, add 1-2 tbsp of water else masala will stick to the bottom and start to burn.
  • Now add marinade.
  • Add the rest of coriander powder, garam masala , red chilli powder(as per your taste). You can skip red chilli powder if adding green chiilies in ginger garlic paste.
  • Cook for 1 min.
  • Drain water from rice and add to masala.
  • Finally add salt and water just enough to soak rice. Do not add too much water as mushrooms also leave some water while being cooked.
    Salt to taste
  • Finally, cancel the Sauté mode. seal the cover on top, and switch on the PRESSURE COOK mode on low. The pulao burns sometimes at the base of inner pot so I keep the pressure to low. Set the timer for 4-5 minutes depending the type of rice you use,
  • Once the timer goes of wait for 5 mins and then release the pressure manually and check the pulao.
  • Top it with some butter and serve hot with mint raita or yogurt. I love it with cilantro and green chutney also. 

Stove-Top Pressure Cooker Method

  • To cook in pressure cooker, follow all  the steps from soaking the rice, to cutting veggies, and making masala and adding rice and water.
  • Cook Rice for 2 whistles after closing lid, and let the pressure release itself come down.
  • Fluff the rice lightly with fork and serve hot. Keep the flame to medium, to avoid burning rice at the bottom.

To cook Broccoli and Mushroom Rice in a pan

  • Follow all the steps from making masala for pulao till adding rice and salt.
  • Add about 1½ cup water as rice soak more water when cooked in open pan.
  • Cook on high flame for 2-3 mins. or till a boil comes, and then lower the flame and cook till all the water dries.
  • Check rice and see if the grains are cooked.
  • If required you can add little more water, and then cook rice covered on low flame for another 5 mins.
  • Lightly fluff rice when checking and serve hot.

Notes

  • Take care, that masala doesn't stick to the base of inner pot, else instant pot will give burn indication and rice will not cook properly.
  • It takes 8 minutes to cook the variety of Basmati Rice I cook. This is minus the time IP takes to come to pressure.
  • Do not cut the broccoli florets and mushroom to small pieces, these get very mushy and won't like the texture of Pulao.
  • Vegans can substitute vegan yogurt with dairy yogurt to marinate broccoli and mushrooms.
  • The method to make Broccoli and Mushroom Pulao is same for any brand of Electric Pressure Cooker. 
Keyword Broccoli, Mushrooms, Rice recipes, Vegetarian Pulao, Vegetarian Pulao recipe
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